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Ben Cruachan and Stob Diamh

Date walked: 16/10/2010

Time taken: 7 hours

Distance: 14 km

Ascent: 1376m

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There are a host of excellent reports for this route so I will limit my words and let my photos speak for me on this one. I had been saving Ben Cruachan and Stob Diamh for a nice day and I jumped on the chance to walk these two after seeing Saturday's forecast. My day started with my 3rd straight cloud inversion, although this one was relatively small compared to the ones near Braemar last week. The entire circuit for this route is fabulous except for some boggy bits on the descent. The slabs below Ben Cruachan did not pose any difficulty on this fine dry day, but I can see how they might be problematic in poor weather. In the end this proved to be another perfect day out for me and this route now ranks high on my list of favorites.